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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Locke define the essence of a thing?
(a) The divine intention in every thing.
(b) The properties that distinguish it from other similar things.
(c) The being-in-time of each thing.
(d) The chemical composition of the thing.

2. How does Locke say the concept of innate knowledge ultimately fails?
(a) Even instincts require reinforcement.
(b) People have different ideas of the terms in any proposition.
(c) Knowledge can only be known through language and symbols.
(d) The genes cannot be made to demonstrate the origins of knowledge.

3. What does Locke say we about words that cannot be defined any further?
(a) They are complex ideas.
(b) They are essential ideas.
(c) They are general words.
(d) They are simple ideas.

4. What does Locke say justifies moral principles?
(a) Politics.
(b) Reasons.
(c) Innate knowledge.
(d) Mysteries.

5. What does Locke claim separates mankind from all other creatures on earth?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Envy.
(c) Language.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Locke define perception?

2. What is reification?

3. How does Locke define desire?

4. What modern movement did Locke prefigure in his arguments about philosophical language?

5. How does Locke handle the notion that knowledge begins in doubt?

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